Washing of reels? Yes or No???

breamdreamer · #1 10-03-2005, 02:51 AM

There was a post earlier about washing reels but thought best to start a separate post, as that post was relating to something else. Needs some advice from you professsional people out there please.

With my bait fishing reels, I always wash them out upon return. Yes, I tighten the drag fully first and when finished, wipe it down. They have never ever been a problem, and I oil/grease and clean the insides occasionally.

However with the lure reels (as they are more expensive) I have never ever washed them. I have had these reels over a year now and never had a problem with it. I would like to wash them, but am afraid may wreck them. I have been told not to wash them. Do you guys wash your reels? Should I? They are Daiwa Lagunas.

Ta

Nath_18 · #2 10-03-2005, 03:02 AM

Laguna's are great reel and should keep you happy for many more years. Those things never say die IMO.

I clean my reels down pretty much every time I get back from a trip. If im going on a fishing trip for more than a day though I dont bother cleaning them every time I use them.

Warm water and a tight drag. I always loosen my drag RIGHT off after I've used them so that I dont compress the washers.

cheers, Nathan

#3 10-03-2005, 04:28 AM

spot on nath, i always throw my reels/rods in the corner of the shower afta a trip, with drags done right up, wipe down afta the shower to get rid of any water, and loosen drags right off, i use rust off plus spray in my reels a bit of protection and lubrication every now and again

cheers greg

breamdreamer · #4 10-03-2005, 04:36 AM

You use Daiwa's too and you wash them fishman and you don't have a problems with the reels so I think I may give it a wash. Dying to wash them. But just can't figure out why a mate of mine told me not to ever wash them. Will have to ask why, thought it may have to do with the type of reel or brand etc, silly me!

Thanks you eastern staters are always very helpful!

#5 10-03-2005, 05:27 AM

i do it to all my reels, the daiwas that i have are a 2000 kastor and 2000 cappy
cheers greg

Angry · #6 10-03-2005, 06:27 AM

I'm going to go against the flow here and say I NEVER submerse or rinse any of my reels. I use to many years ago, but I've seen too many parts fail from salt ingress. I firmly believe you are washing the salt "into" the reel when you wash it with water.
With cheaper reels I liberally spray them with Inox and wipe them down later.
On my top quality reels, if they've copped a lot of salt spray or sand, I'll give them a good wipe down with a damp cloth then wipe down with a cloth sprayed with inox and a final dry wipe. If they look good after a day out they cop the inox rag and dry wipe.
Every few trips I remove the spool, give it a good look over and clean the exposed areas.
I've never found my catch rate to be affected by inox, even if I drown the line with it.

Brad Y · #7 10-03-2005, 06:48 AM

I will wash mine in warm water but never submerse them in it. Tighten the drap then use a damp clean cloth and wipe the salt off with the warm water. Then take the spool off and wipe the insides with the cloth and spray the moving parts with a little crc- wipe the crc off after a minute or so.

Every few trips i will have a look at the bits of grit inside the handle etc and will grease it up if its feeling a little dry. I will never spray anything onto the line, just trickle a little warm water on it and it will seep in and hopefully dissolve any salt away.

#8 10-03-2005, 06:57 AM

helll no never submerse a reel, but water brushing over it is fine, and alot of people have said things in the past year or two about how they spray their reels with stuff while their spool is still on the reel, would never take that chance having forien smell on the line. bit of care for ur reels and they will last a year or two more than what they would of with out regular maintance.

cheers greg

Brad Y · #9 10-03-2005, 07:14 AM

AMEN

Angel · #10 10-03-2005, 07:31 AM

yep I just give em a good wipe with a damp sponge to get any salt off and then dry em with a towel after each use, i also give any moving parts a bit of a oil. I also do my rods and guides and ill give the guides a wipe with a bit of inox on a rag.

cheers scooter

#11 10-03-2005, 08:57 AM

i wash my good reels with a wet cloth/sponge. my ryobis and everything else just gets the hose treatment

I read on one of my reel manuals (cappy i think) that u should never submerse ure reel in water or pu it under running water

Zac 87 · #12 10-03-2005, 09:12 AM

i fish a luvias and a stradic and i have never put either one under running water. after several sessions they both just get a decent spray of inox and a wipe down with a cloth. i dont feel a need to wash my reels under water to remove salt because i treat them with such care when fishing that they never really get salty water on them apart from off the line.

CHUNQX · #13 10-03-2005, 08:27 PM

This is a subject I'm quite keen to find out about as well. I used to wash all my reels like I do the rods but then I think instead of doing good it actually pushes some saltwater into areas that wouldn't otherwise be exposed to salt. It only takes a little salt to kill the metal bits inside. Now, I tighten the drag, face the reel up and rinse it in a slow flowing tap and not a full gushing tap. Also I use a sponge of some sort and have a little hand soap and then wash it and then rinse off the soap with the slow flow. I don't turn it upside down because water will then get into the pinion bit.
I'm still clueless about how to prevent spool corrosion as the wounded line traps some saltwater and rinsing the reel doesn't get rid of it. Which is why I hesitate to use expensive reels because I just don't know how to take care of it fully.

swoffa · #14 10-03-2005, 10:01 PM

I fish Luvias's and Certates, after a trip I tighten the drags and lay them in the boat. They get hosed down with the boat.
After they dry I loosen the drags right back and put them away.

CHUNQX · #15 10-03-2005, 11:19 PM

Its a bit different for you Swoffa... if one or more of your reels starts playing up on you, you probably don't have any hesitation getting a new one and even upgrading. For most of us (maybe someof us more than others), replacing the reel means bread and water for the next couple of weeks so we have to make sure it lasts....